We are a Christian family, our Haunted Attractions has no Satanic Scenes, Witches, Demonic Scenes, Fortune Tellers ect. we have nothing that the Bible speaks against,
We would shut the doors before we would do anything to disrespect our Lord and Savior, our attraction is solely for amusement and even though our attempt is to scare, or shock you we will not cross that line.
There has never been anyone die on this property (that were aware of) we have never seen any ghost, and in fact don't believe in ghost, other then the Holy Ghost.
Once again the Haunted Castle. Asylum is for amusement only. Thank - You for visiting us all these years and God Bless you and your Families, Fred McCoy
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Paganism — Where Should Christians Draw the Line?
Paganism is a highly controversial subject. Can we use pagan customs in the Church? We already do. Simply because something has a pagan origin does not mean that it is sinful to use it, even for a religious use.
- Wedding rings were and are a pagan custom, there is no biblical command for them, but we use them in church-sanctioned ceremonies.
- Wedding ceremonies themselves were also a pagan custom, and are not commanded in Scripture.
- Funerals include pagan customs too, based on erroneous ideas about the afterlife. Scripture says nothing about putting flowers on graves, etc. Egyptian mythology said that the dead should be embalmed, and Joseph participated in this custom (Gen. 50:2-3) despite its pagan origin.
- Pagans created statues — of animals and people, both life-size and miniatures. They had statues in their flower gardens and statues in their homes. But statues have lost their "pagan" connotations because people do not believe in such gods and goddesses anymore.
- Money has pagan designs on it. Some U.S. coins used to have the goddess "Liberty" on them. Dollar bills have an eye over a pyramid.
- Pagans assigned days of the week to different gods, and we still use these names. Sunday, Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday was all names of gods that the pagans honored on that particular day we still use them today.
- Statues in your flower gardens and statues in your homes was and is a Pagan custom. But yu do it. Statues have lost their "pagan" connotations because people do not believe in such gods and goddesses anymore.
- Flowers at Funerals and on graves, was and is a Pagan custom.
- Christmas trees,
Pagans decorated their houses with clippings of evergreen shrubs. They also decorated living trees with bits of metal and replicas of their God, Bacchus. Tertullian (circa 160 - 230), an early Christian leader and a prolific writer, complained that too many fellow-Christians had copied the Pagan practice of adorning their houses with lamps and with wreathes of laurel at Christmas time. 8,9,10,11
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The Prophet Jeremiah condemned as Pagan the ancient Middle Eastern practice of cutting down trees, bringing them into the home and decorating them. Of course, these were not really Christmas trees, because Jesus was not born until centuries later, and the use of Christmas trees was not introduced for many centuries after his birth. Apparently, in Jeremiah's time the "heathen" would cut down trees, carve or decorate them in the form of a god or goddess, and overlay it with precious metals. Some Christians feel that this Pagan practice was similar enough to our present use of Christmas trees that this passage from Jeremiah can be used to condemn both:\
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Jeremiah 10:2-4: "Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not." (King James Version).
The ancient Pagan Romans decorated their "trees with bits of metal and replicas of their god, Bacchus [a fertility god]. They also placed 12 candles on the tree in honor of their sun god" 2 Their mid-winter festival of Saturnalia started on DEC-17 and often lasted until a few days after the Solstice.
Today, the Christmas Tree has become accepted by most Christians, by people of other faiths, and for those who do not follow an organized religion. It has become a popular late-December tradition and part of our present-day culture. Christmas Trees grace households and office buildings alike
The trees take on a variety of shapes, sizes, and costs. Both the Christian and secular worlds have embraced traditional green firs, beautiful white flocked trees, and even pre-lit Christmas trees for those who have allergic reactions to live trees.
So the question arises, how careful must we be in weeding paganisms out of our lives? Where do we draw the line? The answer is, different Christians draw the line in different places. We need to allow some diversity on these issues.
Some conservative churches used to forbid wedding rings. Some forbid Halloween. They are careful to do what God says. Some are so careful that they err on the side of forbidding too much — but they err. They make commands about things that God doesn't command. That is a sin.
Conclusion
Paganism is an emotion-laden subject. Conservative Christians have a history of being dogmatic, legalistic, and of misusing the Scriptures when we argue our point. With that history, of course, it is impossible to discuss this subject without somebody disagreeing. Each person thinks himself to be properly balanced — but each person's balance point is different. Equally sincere people draw lines in different places. What then are we to do?
Should the church legislate about which practices are OK and which are not? That is not our commission. We are not in the Talmud business. Each Christian should draw his or her own lines, and be tolerant of those who draw different lines. Do not judge your brother, Paul says (Romans 14:5-13). That is one of the most difficult commandments in the entire Bible!
No one has to participate in the use of Wedding Rings, Christmas Trees or the Shinny Gold and Silver Bulbs placed on a tree to honor their gods as idios, or even Halloween, but we should not condemn those who do. Some will do it one way and some will do it another. Whether you participate or whether you abstain, do it all to the Lord, and let him be the judge. This is the Christian approach to the cultural situation today.
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For all those who don’t like the Halloween tradition or Haunted Houses because of paganism connection.
While you are out this week purchasing flower arrangements to take to the grave sites of your loved ones, understand this too was a pagan tradition. The ritual of placing flowers around and on top the casket of a loved one was started before the use of embalming.
The flowers were used as a means to cover the scent of the decaying body. After the body was removed from viewing and buried the flowers were accompanied to the graveyard and spread out over the grave once again to cover the scent so no wild animals would smell it and dig up the loved ones.
After embalming was discovered also by the pagans, the ritual continued just as a tradition and a nice gesture. So no matter if you buy flowers for Memorial Day or pay to go through a Haunted house or even place a Christmas tree in your house you are in fact supporting traditions started by the pagans.
The same with tombstone’s, the pagans fearing that the departed sprint of the deceased may escape the grave and inhabit the body of a living person. Would nail the lid to the coffin shut then they would place a heavy stone over the coffin and cover with dirt. Then as added protection they would lay another stone on top of the grave, which became known as the tombstones. They originated from the pagans just as Hallows Eve (Halloween) did and we still use tombstones today.
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